by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jacksboro’s Wesson takes this week’s award

Photo by Kael Duncan

In a year that has seen one outrageous performance by area quarterbacks after another, Week 9 was no exception. 
The latest to produce big numbers: Jacksboro senior quarterback Hoytt Wesson, who produced 489 yards in total offense and eight touchdowns in a 64-37 win over Henrietta. 

Through the air, Wesson hit 21 of 27 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed 14 times for 112 yards and four more scores as Jacksboro improved to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in district play. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

WEEK 10 FAN POLLS … Pick this week’s 11-man winners!

Each week here at Big Country Preps, we offer fans the chance to pick the winners of all games involving our local and area football teams. The results of these weekly polls, which will close at 5 p.m. each Thursday, will be included in our weekly Pick ‘Em Panel.

Here are the games for Week 10:

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 8-2A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Santo blasts Hubbard; Crawford, Frost also pick up victories

rioSanto 62, Hubbard 0 — Rylan Griffith threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns on 13-of-15 passing to lead the Wildcats to a blowout win over the Jaguars.

Connor Tibbetts (3-98, 1 TD) and Wyatt Reed (3-53, 2 TDs) were the leading receivers for Santo (7-1, 4-0), which got rushing touchdowns from Jaxon Rice, Colt Bridges, Erik Montes and Zeke Lopez.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 7-2A DI WEEK 9 REPORT: San Saba edges Coleman in defensive slugfest; Bangs, Mason also win

San Saba 7, Coleman 6 — Jason Everett ran for 104 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown in the first quarter, to lift the Armadillos to a one-point win over the Bluecats.

Down 7-0 after Everett’s TD run, Coleman (5-3, 1-2) answered with a 49-yard fumble return touchdown, but a failed two-point conversion attempt kept the score 7-6 at the end of one quarter. Both defenses pitched shutouts the rest of the way, allowing San Saba (5-3, 2-1) to escape with the win.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 4-2A DI WEEK 9 REPORT: Forsan tops Colorado City; Ballinger pulls away from Christoval

Forsan 40, Colorado City 35 — Owen Bishop threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns, hitting Coy Evans for 170 of those yards and all three scores, to lead the Buffaloes to a thrilling win over the Wolves.

Forsan (7-1, 3-1) finished with 475 total yards, stretching a 19-14 halftime lead to 32-20 by the start of the fourth quarter before holding off a late Colorado City rally.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 5-3A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Rio Vista runs away from Comanche in tough week for area teams

Rio Vista 35, Comanche 14 — The Eagles were dominant in a key win over the Indians, stretching their lead to 28 points in the fourth quarter before settling for the three-touchdown victory.

Comanche ran for 194 yards in the loss, led by Nicolas Amaya with 65 yards, but it wasn’t nearly enough to avoid falling to 3-5 on the season and 2-3 in district play.

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 5-4A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Kemp wins, Hillsboro routed, Glen Rose idle in Week 9

Kemp 32, Venus 18
Kemp (6-2, 1-0) extended its winning streak to six straight games, but winless Venus (0-9, 0-1) played one of its best games of the year in the district opener for both clubs. 
Zaki Brown led Kemp with 175 yards rushing and three scores on 25 carries. 
Roman Contreras led Venus with 153 yards passing for two TDs.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 3-3A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Coahoma, Stanton earn blowout wins to maintain share of district lead

Coahoma 48, Crane 14 — Aiden Rodriguez ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries while Austin Joslin passed for 137 yards and three scores to lead the Bulldogs to a blowout win over the Golden Cranes.

Masen Pierce added 94 yards and a TD on the ground, while Austin Molina received for 89 yards and two scores to help Coahoma’s effort as the Bulldogs (6-2, 3-0) used a 27-point second quarter to take a 34-7 halftime lead.

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 13-4A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Brownwood, Robinson, La Vega chart Week 9 wins

Brownwood 38, Gatesville 7
Riggs Gray threw for 166 yards and two scores and Trent Buffington rushed for 126 yards and another TD to help Brownwood (3-5, 1-2). 
The Lions took control of the game quickly with a 24-7 first half and snapped a two-game losing skid in the process. 
Gatesville fell to 4-4 and 1-2. 

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 4-3A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Jacksboro, Merkel win, Breckenridge misses on upset bid

Jacksboro 64, Henrietta 37
Hoytt Wesson had a spectacular game to lead the Tigers over Henrietta. 
The senior QB threw for 377 yards and four scores, and added 112 yards rushing and four more TDs for a total of 489 yards and eight touchdowns.
Jax improved to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in league play. Henrietta fell to 3-5 and 0-3. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 4-4A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Brock, Graham and Mineral Wells all cruise to wins

Brock 59, Iowa Park 0 — Bryer McDonald ran for 79 yards and four touchdowns, and Holt Frazier threw for 207 yards and two scores to lead the Eagles to a blowout win over the Hawks.

Jack Farhat added 84 yards and a TD rushing, while Casen Christensen (7-89), Asher Allen (4-81) and Darvis Lee (2-35) all had receiving scores for Brock (), which built a 38-0 lead by halftime.

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 12-4A DI WEEK 9 REPORT: Stephenville, Lampasas, China Spring all score wins

Stephenville 42, Jarrell 20
Trot Jordan threw for 259 yards and two scores and rushed for 60 more and another TD to lead Stephenville (8-0, 3-0) to an important win over Jarrell (7-1, 2-1)
SHS trailed 7-0 early on, but outscored Jarrell 28-7 over the middle quarters to take control of the game. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 2-4A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Fort Stockton pulls away from Snyder; Monahans blanks Big Spring

Fort Stockton 35, Snyder 16 — The Panthers raced out to a 21-7 halftime lead and held off the Tigers from there to earn their first win of the season.

Snyder, which finished with 259 total yards and five turnovers, pulled within 21-14 by the end of the third quarter, but Fort Stockton (1-7, 1-2) answered with back-to-back touchdown runs by Nikki Sotelo to seal the victory.

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 6-2A DII WEEK 9 REPORT: Seymour, Windthorst, Petrolia are this week’s winners

Seymour 56, Archer City 28
Keaton Anderson threw for 387 yards and six scores and Demarcus Smith rushed for 62 yards and another TD as Seymour whipped Archer City. 
Slade Tucker had a big night as well, hauling in four catches for 170 yards and two scores as Seymour improved to 6-3 and 4-1. 
Archer City fell to 1-7 and 0-4. 

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Jim Ned 2026
by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 2-3A DI WEEK 9 REPORT: Jim Ned, Sweetwater, Clyde all score wins

Jim Ned 65, Lamesa 0
The Indians (2-6, 2-1) dominated Lamesa on both sides of the ball, beginning on offense, where Tucker Deal threw for 244 yards and five scores. 
Cole Chittum had a big night as well, rushing 14 times for 100 yards and two more TDs. Overall, Jim Ned finished with 452 yards in total offense. 
Defensively, the Indians limited Lamesa (1-7, 0-3) to 122 total yards. 

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by Evan Ren

DISTRICT 5-2A DI WEEK 9 REPORT: De Leon, Hawley and Cisco all chart Week 9 wins

De Leon 45, Anson 21
Hud Price hit 25 of 36 passes for 267 yards and four scores and De leon rushed for 180 yards and one score via committee as the Bearcats (7-1, 3-0) remained unbeaten in district play. 
Anson (4-4 and 1-2) was led by Grayson Feagan, who threw for 201 yards and two scores. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME REPORT: Fast start, Beal fuel Abilene high to three-touchdown win at Lubbock Monterey

Photos by Taylor McGehee, HubCityPreps.com

LUBBOCK — The Abilene High football team bounced back from last week’s loss to Amarillo High with one of its most complete performances of the season Friday, scoring the first 21 points in a 48-28 road win over Lubbock Monterey.

Tristan Beal threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the Eagles, who outgained the Plainsmen 456-294 in improving to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in District 2-5A Division I play.

The victory all but clinched a playoff berth for the Eagles, who will close out their regular season with a road game next week against Amarillo Tascosa and a home game Nov. 6 against Wolfforth Frenship.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS GAME OF THE WEEK: Rattlers top Hamilton behind Boulanger, Murray

TOLAR — Facing a very good Tolar team on the road was enough of a concern for the Hamilton Bulldogs heading into Friday’s Big Country Preps Game of the Week. 

But when you toss in five turnovers and 11 penalties for 86 yards, HHS had too big of a handicap to leave Rattlers Stadium with a win — falling 42-20 in an important district matchup. 

Noah Boulanger caught eight passes for 219 yards and three scores and Kelvin Murray rushed for 178 yards and one TD to lead Tolar (5-3, 4-1 District 5-3A DII) which took full advantage of Hamilton’s miscues to secure the win. 

Hamilton, which got 384 yards passing from Oliver Summers (282 of which were to Madden Weaver), fell to 4-4 and 3-2.

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by Zach Duncan, Special to Big Country Preps

GAME STORY: Windthorst Trojans own middle quarters in 72-34 rout of Haskell

Photos by Kael Duncan

WINDTHORST — Haskell scored on its first three drives Friday night against No. 7 Windthorst.

Brazos Brendle caught a couple of touchdown passes and Haegen Pinkerton added a TD run as the Indians led the Trojans after one quarter in their District 6-2A Division II title bout.

But the Indians’ high-powered offense went cold over the next two quarters, while the defense had no answers as Windthorst pulled away for a 72-34 victory at Trojan Field.

The win all but wraps up the district title for the Trojans, who can officially clinch next week by beating winless Electra. Haskell falls to 5-3 on the season and 3-1 in district.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Wylie routs Lubbock Cooper behind overwhelming defense, Karleskint’s four TD passes

The Wylie football team rode a fast start to a 21-0 first-quarter lead, and a dominant defensive effort ensured the game would never get in any closer after that in a 42-3 win over Lubbock Cooper on Friday at Hugh Sandifer Stadium.

The Bulldogs allowed just 66 total yards and forced four turnovers — all in the first half — to overwhelm a Pirates team that was coming off a 48-6 win over Lubbock Coronado for its first victory of the season.

The Wylie offense, meanwhile, turned 308 total yards into six touchdowns — five on those on fields of 56 yards or shorter — to bounce back from a 53-10 loss at Amarillo Palo Duro last week.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Miles holds off furious Hamlin rally to take control of playoff fate

MILES — With several crucial games taking place across the Big Country on Friday night as playoff races are coming into focus, the District 7-2A Division II saw its most pivotal game take place at Gary Krejci Memorial Stadium, where Miles and Hamlin squared off looking to take control of their own destiny for the postseason.

The game, which Miles held the lead in for more than 30 minutes, came down to a fourth-down Hail Mary by Hamlin that fell incomplete at the buzzer, allowing the Bulldogs to escape with a thrilling 24-23 win in a game that had both sides lamenting numerous missed opportunities.

It was also the first time that the Bulldogs won a home game this season.

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by Mike Lee, Special to Big Country Preps

GAME STORY: No. 4 Wall overcomes sluggish start to topple Early 34-17

EARLY — The final score may not suggest it, but the fourth-ranked Wall Hawks were put to the test Friday night before turning away the pesky Early Longhorns 34-17 at Longhorns Stadium.

Wall (8-1 overall) improved to 3-0 in District 3-3A Division I football. The Hawks, who won the Class 3A DII state title last year, are open next weekend and finish their regular season Nov. 6 against Ingram Moore.

Early (6-2 overall) slipped to 1-1 in district and finishes at Ingram next week and with Llano on Nov. 6.

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by Yale Youngblood, Special to Big Country Preps

FEATURE: Haskell offensive line paving way for one of state’s most explosive attacks

It’s not a stretch to say that the Haskell football team has had a big offensive year so far. To wit: In running their record to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in District 6-2A Division II play, the Indians have averaged more than 60 points per game. 

Even in their two losses, to perennial playoff teams Stamford and Anson, they tallied 62 and 44.

All of those are colossal numbers, for sure. Anyone who watched the team prepare for the 2026 season in August saw them coming — assuming they took a close look at the collection of players preparing to pave the way to the endzone.

Haskell has one of the best Class 2A offensive line in this region — and many others. It is certainly one of the strongest, having improved its maximum weight lifting numbers from the end of last fall to the spring by 600 pounds. 

In turn, that group is figuratively carrying the Indians toward the playoffs for a second straight year.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS GAME OF THE WEEK: Hamilton, Tolar clash in huge district game (w/ Evan Ren’s Big Country Picks)

LAST WEEK: 50-7 .877
SEASON TOTAL: 401-106, .791

HAMILTON (4-3, 3-1) AT TOLAR (4-3, 3-1)

Our Big Country Preps Game of the Week for Week 9 features two teams on a roll. 

Tolar has reeled off three straight wins since dropping a district-opening shootout with Millsap (44-40). The Rattlers have also won four of their last five games and haven’t scored less than 40 points in that span. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

MIKE LEE’S WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Former Big Country stars helped McMurry’s record 13-touchdown performance

Note: If you know of a former Big Country Prep athlete now performing in college or professional sports, contact Mike Lee at michaellee7@att.net.

McMurry set a school record by scoring 13 touchdowns during Saturday’s 93-20 win over Westgate Christian, and many of the War Hawks’ contributors on both sides of the football are from the Big Country.

McMurry reserve quarterback Chris Teten, a junior from Dublin, completed 5 of 7 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 26 yards and a TD on three carries. Teten hadn’t attempted a pass this season prior to Saturday’s game, and in 2025, he passed for 95 yards in six games for the War Hawks.

Brayden Loyd, a freshman from Seymour, was the fifth McMurry quarterback to appear in Saturday’s game, and he finished 5-of-7 passing for 113 yards and one score. Loyd’s dad, Dan, is the head football coach at Roscoe.

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by Evan Ren

AREA VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS (Through Oct. 21)

Big Country Preps is publishing area volleyball statistical leaders each Wednesday at 7 p.m. throughout the regular season.

This database will be continually updated for our subscribers throughout the remainder of the season, using only those statistics submitted by area coaches. If your team is missing, please give your coach a friendly reminder to check their email and submit their stats each week by 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Wylie volleyball overwhelms Abilene High for 17th consecutive victory

The Wylie volleyball team cruised to its 17th consecutive victory Tuesday, sweeping  Abilene High 25-11, 25-8, 25-9 at Bulldog Gym to lock up at least a share of the District 4-5A championship.

Led by junior Kiki Bolden, who finished with 19 kills on 28 attacks for an eye-popping .643 hitting percentage, the seventh-ranked Lady Bulldogs hit .463 as a team in improving to 33-4 on the season and a perfect 7-0 in league play.

Coach Shay Cox’s team will now look to clinch the district championship outright on Friday when it hosts Wichita Falls Memorial (29-8, 6-1) before kicking off what it hopes will be a lengthy playoff run next week.

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by Daniel Youngblood

SIX-MAN REWIND: District races taking shape with just three weeks remaining before playoffs

With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, playoff races across the area and state are heating up. Excluding those in four-team leagues, which will kick off their district schedules this week, most area six-man teams already have some idea of where they stand in their district hierarchy.

As will be the case every week from now until the start of the playoffs, we had several games last week that played a major role in shaping the postseason picture and a number of standout performances that helped fuel victorious efforts.

It’s time to jump in and look at the biggest of those in this week’s “Six-Man Rewind” column. We hope you enjoy this recap of last week’s action and encourage you to check out our Six-Man/Class 1A Central page for more information on your favorite team(s).

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Briton Rice
by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tolar QB’s record-setting performance takes the top spot

It’s one thing to put up school-record numbers. It’s an entirely different thing to do it in only one half. 

With his team handing Eastland a 70-12 loss last week, Tolar quarterback Briton Rice put up a performance that the THS faithful may recollect years from now. 

Aside from hitting 11 of 18 passes for 282 yards, he connected on a school-record six TD passes. He also rushed for 17 yards and a seventh score to help the Rattlers improve to 4-3 and 3-1. 

“Briton connected on big plays for six passing touchdowns in the 1st half and a rushing TD on the first drive of the second half,” coach Blake Mouser said. He has 17 TDs to just two interceptions on the year while averaging over 200 yards passing a game.”

And get this: Rice’s entire performance was finished after the first drive of the second half. Beyond that, Mouser began playing his reserves. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 8-2A DII WEEK 8 REPORT: Santo thumps Mart to stay perfect in league play; Hubbard, Crawford win

rioSanto 28, Mart 7 — Colt Bridges ran for 80 yards and a touchdown, and Jaxon Rice ranf or 52 yards and two scores to lift the Wildcats to a three-touchdown win over the Panthers.

Santo (6-1, 3-0), which ran for 273 of its 312 total yards, also got 39 yards and a TD pass from Rylan Griffith to Dillan Branham in stretching a 21-0 halftime lead to 28-0 in the fourth quarter. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 7-2A DI WEEK 8 REPORT: Mason rolls past San Saba; Bangs routs Coleman

Mason 47, San Saba 0 — The Punchers dominated the Armadillos from start to finish, building a 33-0 halftime lead on their way to a thorough victory.

Mason (2-0 in district) followed a 14-point first quarter with 19 points in the second to take control by the break on the way to its seventh straight win to open the season.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 4-2A DI WEEK 8 REPORT: Ballinger pulls away from Ballinger; Sonora, Christoval pick up wins

Ballinger 34, Colorado City 14 — Malachi Bentley ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and Wyatt Clemens passed for 190 yards and ran for 30 yards and two TDs to lead the Bearcats to a three-touchdown win over the Wolves.

Ballinger (6-1, 3-0) also got a rushing score from Brody Wilde in rallying from a 14-13 halftime deficit with 20 unanswered points in the second half.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 5-3A DII WEEK 8 REPORT: Comanche, Dublin and Hamilton all pick up convincing wins

Comanche 40, Dublin 0 — Zaden Tello ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and Nicholas Anaya ran for 139 yards and a score to lead the Indians to a lopsided win over the Lions.

LaDainian Smith added 70 yards and two scores on the ground for Comanche (3-4, 2-2), which ran for 441 yards while getting 82 yards and a TD passing from Cooper Welch.

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 3-3A DII WEEK 8 REPORT: Molina fuels Coahoma past Anthony; Stanton blanks Grape Creek

Coahoma 63, Anthony 0 — Austin Molina caught a 30-yard touchdown pass, ran 56 yards for a TD and had a 61-yard punt return score to fuel the Bulldogs to a blowout win over the Wildcats.

Coahoma (5-2, 2-0) also got two touchdowns passing and another rushing from Austin Joslin, while Aiden Rodriguez added a pair of rushing scores. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

DISTRICT 3-3A DI WEEK 8 REPORT: Wall routs San Angelo TLCA; Ingram Moore picks up big win over Llano

Wall 74, San Angelo TLCA 0 — Gunner Garza ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries, and Gunner King went 6 for 7 for 129 yards and three TDs passing to fuel the Hawks to a blowout win over the Eagles.

Caden Sturm, Hagen Surber and Kaden McFarden also had rushing scores for Wall (7-1, 2-0), which got scoring catches from Surber, Slayton Hallmark and Brady Neal.

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